Coseismic source model of the 2003 Mw 6.8 Chengkung earthquake, Taiwan, determined from GPS measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Ching, Kuo En ^a   Rau, Ruey Juin ^a   Zeng, Yuehua ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; FAULT GEOMETRY; GPS; RECURRENCE INTERVAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 34548430403     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004439     Document Type: Article

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